A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Joint Authors
Eid, Hala
Sasinowska, Sylwia
McCormack, Michael
Traisak, Pamela
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aortitis is a broad term describing inflammation of the aorta.
The most common causes of aortitis are the large-vessel vasculitides giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis.
Other etiologies include aortitis associated with other autoimmune disorders, infectious causes, and paraneoplastic and idiopathic cases.
We describe a rare case of a large-vessel arteritis occurring in association with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).
A 68-year-old female with recent diagnosis of CMML presented to our office for evaluation of abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) that showed inflammation surrounding the entirety of thoracic and abdominal aorta, consistent with aortitis.
In the absence of other evident causes of large-vessel vasculitis, we attributed this finding to a paraneoplastic autoimmune phenomenon and started treatment with systemic glucocorticoids.
This rare case emphasizes the need to recognize autoimmune complications in CMML and treat the inflammation along with the primary malignancy promptly.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sasinowska, Sylwia& Traisak, Pamela& McCormack, Michael& Eid, Hala. 2017. A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145802
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sasinowska, Sylwia…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145802
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sasinowska, Sylwia& Traisak, Pamela& McCormack, Michael& Eid, Hala. A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145802
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145802